In Rome, this issue is particularly severe ... With about 7 million tourists per year, the Colosseum is one of Italy's most ...

Online holiday rental platform Airbnb on Wednesday started raffling off tickets for gladiator-style fights at Rome's iconic ...

"Having taken possession of the historic centre of Rome, making it into a huge theme park, now they want to trivialise the Colosseum ... Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, shared in a statement.

Airbnb has drawn plenty of ire in Europe of late, but now the short-term rental giant has outraged local lawmakers after ...

In a partnership aimed at promoting what it describes as 'conscious tourism,' Airbnb has signed a $1.5 million deal with Rome ...

The Colosseum and Airbnb are facing backlash from some Italian officials and residents after announcing a partnership to ...

ROME, Italy (WKRC) - The Roman Colosseum will see action for the first time in almost 2,000 years thanks to Airbnb's new sweepstakes, but some have called the event "demeaning" and "a publicity stunt.

"If they start to touch sacred monuments such as the Colosseum here in Rome, it is obviously something ... new film "Gladiators II," which opened in Italy on Thursday. Russo characterized the ...

Rome's ancient Colosseum has not had an arena floor since ... to allow natural light and air into the underground chambers. Italy's culture ministry said the new 3,000-sq-m (32,300-sq-ft) floor ...